Improvement in bee-hives



Baai-Ke e? ems Com? Patented D`ec.19, 1871.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFrIoE.

JOsEPH, TEITT, OE NEw RICHMOND, OEIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,080, dated December 19, 1871.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, J osErn TEITT, of the town of New Richmond, in the county of Clermont, in the State of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in Bee.- Hives and Feeder attached, of which the following is a specification;

The rst part of my invention relates to the two sliding doors, the inner and outer, in the rear part of the hive, which sliding doors are so arranged as to both slide out at once on either side,

or one slide one way and the other the contrary way, and are so constructed as to run in grooves, so that either or both can be shoved through any quantity of Abeesadhering to said doors or rear part of the hive withoutmashing, bruising, or injuring a single bee. When a simple view into the hive is desired remove the outer door alone, and when you desire to get into the colony remove both doors. If it is wished to remove a single frame at a time from one side or the other of said hive, shove both doors together to that side which will expose the frame or ames you desire to move or pull out. If it is desired to remove a middle frame, shove the outer door to one side and the inner door to the other, so as to have both doors pass the central comb-frame to be removed, thereby exposing said frame, while all the other'ames are shut in; the object being not to expose the colony of bees to the air or light, ex-

cept as to that part where the frames are to be removed, and thereby only disturbing the bees in that part of the colony where the frames are being removed, the grooves and slides of said doors being so arranged as not to permit water to penetrate into the hive. The second part of my invention relates to the manner of attaching, inserting, and removing the movable comb-fram es into and from the hive, which is done by placing the groove on the under side of said framesupon the wire slides, and then pushing them gently along on said wire slides until they enter the back staple and ,front niche at the top of the said ames, and when fully put in place are rmly fastened above and below, so that they are kept equidistant from each other and can be transported over ordinary roads in ordinary vehicles without said frames being displaced or swingmg around or about, and, therefore, preserves the combs and adds security to the colony. The said frames are simply pushed in and pulled out, keeping the'frames in the same position in and out of interfere with honey-comb or bees by sliding said frames in or Out. Said wire slides and staples, as applied to the hanging or fixing in of said movable comb-frames,are of my invention.

Figure 1 is a front view of said hive. Fig. 2v is a section of hive, showing the interior. Fig. 3

is a rear view, exposing a number of the movaa ble comb-frames, and showing that the doors can be slided and adjusted so as to expose any one or more frames while the balance are shut inthe central as well as the outer frames. Fig. 4 is an inverted view, showing the bottom board, exposing the lower valve and ventilators. Fig. 5 is a representation of one of the large movable comb frames removed from the hive, which is thirteen inches in height, twelve inches across, and one inch in width. Fig. 6 shows one of the small or cap-frames removed from the hive, which is iive and seven-eighths inches deep, ive and one-eighth across, and one inch in width. Fig. 7 represents a plan view of the bee-hive reversed; Fig. 8, a perspective view of the bee-feeder and its funnel, and Fig. 9 a sectional elevation of the same.

A represents the bottom board of the hive,

supported upon any suitable standards, and provided with an alighting-board, a,.ventilatingori does a al, and opening a2. a3 a4 represent pivoted covers adapted to close the openings a1 a2 when desired. B represents a feeding-box of any proper construction, which is located below the hive, being'removably attached toV the bottom board by buttons of proper construction. It is preferably provided with a pipe and funnel, by

means of which food may be supplied to it without removing it. C represents the comb-frame chamber, in which are contained. the frames C C', as shown. These frames are formed with grooves upon the lower edges and with recesses upon'the upper edges at the front, and with apin at the rear, as shown in Fig. 2. The front side of thecchamber .is provided at the proper point with ag'lineof staples, Which are adapted to rest in the recesses of the comb-frame When the latlter are in place; and the rear side has a series of recesses to receive the pins of the same. D represents the chamber containing the combframe, which is provided with a distinct entrance,

' as shown in Fig. 2,'Which may be used if desired.

E E represent the doors of the hive, Which are made to slide in grooves, as shown.

Certain marked advantagzzes are obtained by this construction. The bees are easily fed when desired. AnyV desired frame is easily reached Without disturbing the others, and all, or nearly all, the movable parts may be operated Without danger of crushing the bees.

The full hive is twenty-one inches in height y I exclusive of the legs and cap, fourteen and onehalf inches across one Way and fifteen and onevJ. TRITT.

Witnesses :4

A. MOSER, Jr., A. MOSER. 

